Raise would come at steep price

On Aug. 9 President Obama's official Twitter account tweeted asking followers to "Retweet if you agree it's time to raise the minimum wage." I'm a college student; when I am home for the summer I work for small landscaping company. I was set up with the job through a mutual friend and receive a fair wage of $10 an hour. If President Obama's plan were to be implemented my employer would be forced to pay me at least $14.50 an hour. Now don't get me wrong, I would not mind the pay raise. What I would mind though is losing my job. The small business I work for cannot sustain itself while paying its employees at such a high rate. The company would either need to raise its prices or fire its employees to remain afloat. I would much rather have $10 an hour than no job at all.

Now I fully understand that there are people who need the money more than a college kid. Yet these people can receive help from the government to pay for things such as food or housing. What will not help them is when their employer lays them off because they cannot afford to pay them such a high wage. Perhaps then it should be president who tells my employer he needs to shut down his company, when he can no longer hire the workers he needs to be competitive.

Michael Neminski

EAST BRUNSWICK

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Raise would come at steep price

On Aug. 9 President Obama's official Twitter account tweeted asking followers to 'Retweet if you agree it's time to raise the minimum wage.' I'm a college student; when I am home for the summer I

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